Open AccessFatal association of COVID‐19 and acute type A aortic dissection
Author(s) -
Irilouzadian Rana,
Salehi Omran Hossein,
Alirezaei Toktam
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.5617
Subject(s) - medicine , aortic dissection , covid-19 , coronavirus infections , aortic aneurysm , pandemic , betacoronavirus , cardiology , aorta , virology , disease , outbreak , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Type A aortic dissection is a catastrophic event that requires prompt diagnosis and intervention to save the patient. It seems that type A aortic dissection in COVID‐19 patients has increased severity, and even with immediate diagnosis, it has a high mortality.